KIBERA YOUTH INTIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (KYIFCD)

THE STEPPING STONE TO SPRITUAL GROWTH AND SELF EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

Camp: Kenya best one week

Region: Nairobi

Constituency: Langata. Ward: Kibera 2010 to 2011 Box Office: 47437-00100 Phone: 254 723 974 274/020 2727552 Fax: 020 2722998 Website: kiberayouthinitiative.org Email:kyifcd2000@gmail.com

TABLE OF CONTENT

EXCUTIVE SUMMARY PREAMBLE PROBLEM STATEMENT PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN EXPECTED OUTCOME MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN BUDGET CONCLUSION

Executive Summary KYIFCD is a Youth Based Community Organization that seeks to empower the youth to embark on tackling the socio-economic and environmental challenges. The organization pursues a holistic approach to solving the slum youth problem in Kibera. Our approach seeks to develop the youth spiritually, mentally, morally, physically and economically to ensure it brings out and maximizes their potential within there current social-environment and beyond. Kenya is one of the least developed countries with a very high birth rate. By equipping the youth today with the much-needed relevant tools, we will bring out a responsible, sustainable wealth-creating individual rather than a dependant. The necessary training, mentoring, information and opportunities must be given in order for this to happen. Kibera, a densely populated area of Nairobi, Kenya, is labeled a slum within which you find laughing children; the energy of people striving to make at least a dollar per day; the effort of young people to put themselves through school; the community spirit and the willingness to help each other. These are strong disciplines by the people on which to build an implementable solid and structured vision. It is with this in mind that we in KYIFCD embark on a One Week Youth camp. This proposal seeks to raise awareness and funds for the One week camp. We however choose to highlight to the partners of what there contribution to the camp will give birth to; A post Camp strategy of ensuring that the gains in the camp is not lost. The budget therefore does not reflect the post camp strategy. Mission: Developing Young Leaders and Holistic Wealth Creators. Vision: Transforming the Stepping Stones (Disciplines) into Spiritual Growth and Self Empowerment. Objective: Reinforcing, Equipping and Implementing principles of life, for socialeconomic and environmental transformation. Goals: 1. Holistic Empowerment Youth Camp 2. Training and Taxidi* Camp plus. 3. Empowerment in Wealth Creation 4. Partnership Development. Clientele: Youth age 14 24

The primary method 1. Facilitate Yearly Youth Camp. 2. Establishing a Camping Facility (Called Taxidi Camp Center) 3. Run a Weekly Taxidi Youth Program of Praise, Worship, Discipleship and Mentoring. 4. Documentation and archiving of the transformation thereby experienced. 5. Evaluation (formative and Comprehensive) Conclusion We believe that the activities at camp enshrine within the capsule of Discipleship, Skills Development, Missionary type exchange and Mentoring would result to an all rounded wholesome approach to life for the Youth of Kibera.
*Taxidi: Means Journey On.

1. Preamble KYIFCD Camp seeks to empower the Youth with spiritual and self empowerment skills that bring about a movement of transformed Youth through application of Godly wisdom, vision and practical development parameters. Given the foundational disciplines and empowerment skills the energetic young mind and body can engage forcefully and rightfully to bring an end to the decline to poverty and moral standards in the society. The Country Kenya is blessed with over 60 % Young people, in the midst of unrealized resources and potential. KYIFCD there for exist to engage the youth positively to bring home grown solutions to these social-economic and environmental challenges. With incentives of spiritual, academic, talent training and some start up capital the youth can engage creatively and innovatively to create wealth. Gunny bags can be transformed into gardens for food, Environmental Waste can be transformed into Wealth, Stones and dirt into blocks for housing just to mentioned a few. We need Information and much information accompanied with transferable technology and with the help of God we can bring the change we deserve and change the spiritual and political landscape to realize the social-economic and environmental transformation. 2. Problem statement Kibera, a densely populated area of Nairobi, Kenya, is labeled a slum. This conjures up images of poverty, depression, ragged children playing in dirt, idle adults and violent young people. While, to an extent, these are all real pictures, images often dont present the laughing children; the energy of people striving to make a at least a dollar per day; the effort of young people to put themselves through school; the community spirit and the willingness to help each other. These are strong disciplines by the people on which to build an implement-able solid structured and vision. This proposal seeks to present the tools which can be used to construct one. With financial assistance, Discipleship, Evangelism and Mentoring done in the spirit of Partnership and Youth Participation we can assist many people to rise above the challenges and become Wealth Creators.

As the details below will show Kibera, houses upwards of 350,000 people crammed into a small area of about one square mile. Therefore, it is important to aim resources at the cadre of people who will form the future of Kenya. This proposal therefore focuses on the young males and females between the ages of 14-24 years. We have identified two approaches which will work with young people to help them refocus their mindsets. 1. Make them spiritually, mentally and socially stronger and more capable. 2. Give them informal skills and Incentives which will enable them compete for viable jobs and earn a good wage transforming there social-economic and environmental wellbeing. 3. Program Description KYIFCD Camp is a starting Point to provide Empowerment of the Youth with spiritual and skills that can bring about a movement of transformed Youth constituent. With the foundational disciplines and empowerment skills the energetic young mind and body can engage forcefully and rightfully to bring an end to the decline in moral standards in a society. Mission: Developing Young Leaders and Holistic Wealth Creators. Vision: Transforming the Stepping Stones (Disciplines) into Spiritual Growth and Self Empowerment. Objective: Reinforcing, Equipping and Implementing principles of life, for socialEconomic and environmental transformation. Goals: 1. Holistic Empowerment Youth Camp This Camp will be the entry point for the Youth into the Post High School Guidance Training Drive (PHSGTD) The Camp will seek to give pre Guidance Training Drive, Which is a mix and test of things to be offered at the PHSGTD for the month of January and February. This Drive will give the participants and would be candidates an opportunity to experience Holistic life through training and personal development. Topical discourses in Bible application, Career Preparation, Work and Home skills, Leadership and mentoring, relationships, Sex and sexuality, personality and people skills, Communication, Strategic Planning and implementation, Investment and Budgeting etc. (See more explanation under the primary methods) 2. Training and Taxidi Camp Facility After The Holistic Empowerment camp qualified candidates showing high potential will be selected for the 2 PHSGTD Training Drive. This they will undertake for a period of 3 months with in-depth short courses. We envision this group of about 25 to 40 each year being award incentives to carry out there lifes dream as discovered during the training. The Topics mentioned in goal #1 plus others like marriage and family life will form the short courses offered.

We envision this training and equipping facility being the future camp site in order to minimize cost. This facility can also be used to accommodate other groups of like mind in equipping the Youth or there employee. This can be source of income to sustain the Mission, Vision and Objectives of Kibera Youth Initiative for community development. The success of the Post High School Training Drive will result to embarking on a post Primary Training Drive by 2012 3. Empowerment in Wealth Creation. KYIFCD will give grants in kind and loan incentives to the deserving youth to ensure that they reach there potential of wealth creation. We will also hold workshop and equip on Business management skills, Savings just to mention a few topics to be covered. We believe such young people assisted will result to poverty alleviation as and wealth creating and employment for their peers will be the order of they day. The result of this will be a society of mainly healthy middle class families. 4. Partnership Development. KYIFCD will seek Development Partnerships that seeks to transform the Young people into Future Leaders of the society. We realize that we cannot do this alone so the need of partners. The KYIFCD Funding both locally and abroad. This funding sought will be both in Kind and monetary as needs beyond its reach arise. 5. Clientele: Youth ages 14 24. This age within the Kibera slums is said to be Highly at Risk. With the poverty level being high in this Country those living in slums are very much at risk especially the girl child. She will engage in child Labour, prostitution or early marriage in order to fend for the family, while the male child will also engage in child Labour, crime and even male prostitution to get some food. KYIFCD seeks to arrest this situation as early as is possible even at age 9. We there for envision bringing together 100 participants of young people to develop them holistically.

The primary methods of engaging the Youths are This program will take care of 100 participants during the one week camp 1. Facilitate Yearly Youth Camp. 2. Establishing a Camping Facility (Called Taxidi Camp Center) 3. Run a Weekly Taxidi Youth Program of Praise, Worship, Discipleship and Mentoring. 4. Documentation and archiving of the transformation thereby experienced. 5. Evaluation (formative and Comprehensive)

4. Detailed Program Implementation

1. Facilitate Yearly Youth Camp Drive Camping is one of a number of transformative training programs designed by (KYIFCD) to enhance personal development and assist people find the potential they inherently have been given by God. Camping as a new approach being used by (KYIFCD) has been created especially for young people teenagers; students; who have so much capabilities and some come from very humble background hence have never had any opportunity to venture into new territories to explore their spirituality and to have a serene environment where they can just be young people to have fun and fully utilize their talents while having fun through creative sporting activities and digging dip into the word of God. Camping program in Kenya dubbed Kenya best one week is instrumental in having the young people understand how their mind works and how negative opinions of themselves are formed and how that can contribute to their failure in life. It then clearly illustrates ways in which this state can be changed around through using very practical tools. With 100 young people coming together from all walk of challenged lifestyle we realize with the right tools and support we can bring the needed change. The effectiveness of these tools can be seen as young people learn: How to manage and effect significant change The love of God Modern trends of technology and how this affects our walk with Christ How to change negative behaviors How to release untapped potential To empower self and others To take accountability of Ones actions To consistently set and achieve challenging goals To motivate oneself over a sustained period To flourish in new environments To develop leadership and communication skills, especially for leaders where these skills are not natural To move from individual to team thinking and team development methodology To understand the need to live peacefully with others and the need to have conflict resolution skills. See time table for more information. 2. Camping methodology In order to address the issue of poverty, disillusionment and lack of selfesteem there is need to actively engage the young people in the slums especially those who face different challenges like orphans, school drop outs, and those who already engage themselves in vices like prostitution and experimenting with drugs because this are the back bone of our nation and the moral decay is taking a toile on the young people and we are losing the young soldiers of Christ hence the time to put on our royal armor and to stand and be counted by winning this souls back to Christ by restoring hope and the faith back to Christ. The camping program consist of five steps 1. personal assessment of faith and setting of goals

2. The role of religion and God in ones life 3. Sports and physical fitness 4. Team building and networking within the camp 5. Setting up of cell groups and programs for follow up after camp The camp is based on a module from a well renowned camp in America called summers best two weeks which uses the camping experience to reach out to young people and to make them realize the love of God for them hence develop a love and the passion to serve him in the process making the community a better place and better Christian that acts as a role model and an example for others to see and emulate in the society. Africa is gradually losing its young people due to the regional conflicts that are facing it and lack of employment and poverty that is driving its young people into crime and drugs hence the need to come up with solutions that can counter this hence the camping programme. 3. The establishment of a camping facility The approach that has been mentioned above has a facility which will be established as part of the program. This facility will be based in Nakuru which is a town 110 km from the capital city based on its serenity and it will provide the participants with the peace of mind away from the city for reflection and to be able to enjoy nature at his best and it also has good sporting facilities to enable camping to take place while the participants experience Gods love and purpose for them in their lives. This facility was also chosen to ease financial, transport and access difficulties young people may have. This Camping facility will be used for a) Yearly Camp Dubbed Kenya best one week I. God and Bible application II. Career Preparation III. Work and Home skills IV. Leadership and mentoring V. Relationships VI. Sex and sexuality VII. Personality and people skills VIII. Communication IX. Strategic Planning and implementation X. Investment and Budgeting etc. Through the grace of God we intend to take about 100 young people through camping for one week as a pilot project, after which an intense evaluation will be conducted to ascertain the level of success and identify areas for improvement as the project moves forward to a further phase. This may entail acquiring a property in the future to make a full time ministry reaching out to kids through camping in Kenya. Methodology The programme is based on Mathew 28:19, saying go out to all nations and make them my disciples.we intend to win as

many souls as possible for Christ because it is only through him that we are made perfect. With the grace of God we intend to implore the different approaches that have been mentioned above with the hope that the young people in this programme will come to realize Gods purpose for them in their lives. Kyifcd an institution has a network of volunteers who would be more than willing to share with this participants and it is also worth mentioning that some of our well-wishers who are students in America and also served at summers best two weeks in America. and who will also help in fund raising have expressed interest in joining us for the camp and we feel this will also provide a good opportunity for cultural experience amongst the young people. The programme offered in this initiative will be provided free of charge or will require a minimum commitment fee. Where applicable, the commitment fee may be offset by the participation of the trainees in various community development activities, such as cleaning and up-lifting of their living environment organizing for bible studies in their cell groups, participation in Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS and various awareness raising activities pertinent to the life of young people in slums (such as reproductive health, human rights and others). The target audience of this initiative has been defined by a set of criteria based on the findings of an assessment of young people living in slums carried out in the preparation of this initiative. The following criteria indicators - which will ensure that this initiative effectively reaches marginalized youth - include age, educational situation, community engagement, and gender. Age: This initiative will focus on and invest in younger youth aged 14 to 24. At the same time, the initiative will leave ample resources with the participants like bibles, reference books and materials. Networking groups and other resources deemed necessary to strengthen the process. Educational situation: One of the key selection criteria will be the level of access to education opportunities or the lack thereof. Preference will be given to out-of-school youth with the aim of providing them with new skills which will increase their chances of finding valuable employment and also attention will be given to young people who are actively engaged in their church programmes to improve their capacity. Community work: The third criteria that will guide the selection of the participants will be their involvement in voluntary community work. Priority will be given to youth who are members of CBOs since these young people have already demonstrated a desire to help their communities and have manifested leadership skills. Programmes offered in this initiative will allow them to build their skills and further contribute to their communities. Gender: Special emphasis will be given to female students who are oftentimes absent from youth programs as a result of numerous obstacles they face in realizing their educational goals. This initiative will insist on gender equality as far as enrolment in camping programs is concerned. Where necessary, single sex courses will be encouraged and supported. Guided by these criteria indicators, the selection of participants will be conducted exclusively by the staff of kibera youth initiative for community development. The implementation of this initiative is structured in two distinct phases, the set-up phase and the long term phase. The expected outcomes of the initial set-up phase of this initiative are as follows:

1. The establishment of camp in Nakuru which is away from the city and the usual challenges this young people encounter in their lives aims at providing a conducive environment for discussions and to enjoy nature at its best while receiving the spiritual nourishment from the word of God. 2. The young people will come from different backgrounds and ethnicities hence they will have an opportunity to share their cultures and faith and this will foster peaceful co-existence and strong bonds among the participants which we hope will over flow to the rest of the country and eventually the whole of Africa. 3. The participants will be exposed to bible studies and testimonies of the different facilitators in the programme in the hope that the may realize the love of God for us and what He is doing in our lives with the hope that a seed will be planted in them to have the heart of service of God and His people and to also reach out to others. The initial set-up phase and the pilot run of the programs with 100 participants is expected to be completed within a period of 2 months this includes the fundraising and the initial camp itself. Following the successful completion of the setup-phase, this effective approach will then be scaled up through continuation of the operation through an established camping facility, and through establishment of camping facilities in Kibera and other Nairobis slum areas including Mathare, Eastilegh, Kangemi, Kawangware will be able to benefit from this in the future. The new camping facility will be established in cooperation with youth organizations in the Nairobi slums and churches utilizing their existing youth support programmes resources. The scale-up phase is expected to operate with financial support from donors for a period of two years, after which strategies for self-sustainability will be put in place to ensure continuous operation and expansion. We envision this camp giving birth to candidates for the 3 months Training Drive. Below is a graph detailing the time table and implementation plan.This Time table will facilitate the week long Camp Activities. Some activities will be carried out away from the camping site for greater impact of impartation. 4. Post Camp Follow-up Strategy 1. Three months Post High School age for Spiritual & Career Development Drive. The Drive Develops Disciplines in a) God and Bible application b) Career Preparation c) Work and Home skills d) Leadership and mentoring e) Relationships f) Sex and sexuality g) Personality and people skills h) Communication i) Strategic Planning and implementation j) Investment and Budgeting etc. 2. Youth Workshops and Seminars. 3. Center Informal Training e.g. Crafts, Tailoring etc. 4. Open the Facility to other Youth Organization to generate income to sustain KYIFCD programs.

The Time table and Implementation work plan KYIFCD TAXIDI Time Table (Note: This Time table content to be used for the One week Camp)
The Text: Matthew 28:19-20. Key Catch Phrase:- Emerging Market Place Ambassadors (EMPA)
Desired Outcome Practice Cours e Hours 30 Com ment s Curriculum 3 Months (60 Days Training {120 hours, 2hours daily) Course Course Content Objectives Name

Religion and God

Who is God Identity with Christ:Salvation, Prayer, The Word, Quit Time Lordship of Christ Obedience in Christ: The Body Structure in Christ Practice in Christ Worship. Healthy living Leadership and mentoring, Relationships, Sex and sexuality, Personality and people skills Career Preparation, Personality Traits. People skills and Communication.

Understanding Understanding Being Born Again Christian. Equip you to Win and parent a Soul through the First Stage of there Christian Lifestyle Understanding the will of God Understanding Yourself Developing Healthy Relationships To Understand Yourself and youre Mission To Have a transformed attitude towards missions To Market yourself. To develop your vineyard. To engage in accountability. To get Needed support

Knowledge and experience in accept God Facilitate and teach the Bible Basis for Christian foundation Walking in Integrity. Making Right Choices Creating an atmosphere of becoming To know your Gifting To Identify and get involved. To roll up your sleeves To Receive Income returns. Have Healthy relationships group. Partnerships and networks

Consistent Christian Living and Service. Wining Souls. Making Disciples.

Lifestyle

Consistent holy living Disciplined. Mentoring others

40

Work and Home Skills

To fit in a team. To participate and mobilize for change To fulfill your Missions Home Prayer groups Resource groups Evalution and Monitoring

40

Investment

Strategic Planning and implementation. Your Work or Business Support group. Fundraising techniques

10

The Taxidi Camp Drive Year 0ne

No 1 Activity Administrative Matters on Selection and Equipping Creation of Work Calendar Arrival facilitators Administration Day/week. Recruitment for workshops and curriculum development. Implementation team Workshops. Fundraising Acquisition of Needed Assorted equipments. Report Writing. The Drive. Candidates arrival and Orientation Training and Development commences Mission Outreach to remote place Assessment, documentation and Report writing. Newsletter publication Weekly Taxidi Youth Program of Praise, Worship, Discipleship and Mentoring. Capacity Building for community members (UYCBO will only Facilitate) Networking cell groups. Continues Career implementation process Bottom Up Sustainable programs e.g. micro-finance schemes etc Documentation and archiving. Evaluation (formative and Comprehensive) Formative Primarily qualitative Will concentrate on the Integrity of the Camps To Audit the training curriculum To Audit planning, implementation and Budgeting process. Effectiveness of the follow-up programs To Ascertain Audits of Resource quality (e.g. personnel, equipments etc) and work done. Comprehensive Primarily Quantity Assessment and enlisting of Volunteer personnel Assessment of Youth impact of the camps Assessment of Schedule of the camp Assessment of follow-up mechanism Audit the monitoring and evolution method 1 2 3 4 5 6

MONTHS
7 8 9 10 11 12

3 4

5 6

6. EXPECTED OUTCOME

The expected outcomes of the scale-up phase of this initiative are as follows: 1. A competent and confident cadre of young people ready to face new and positive challenges. 2. A larger number of young people equipped with essential life skills. like first aid, swimming, conflict mitigation skills 3. Establishment of networking groups that will keep the participants in check and this will make them move out of their comfort zones hence improving ones capabilities. 4. The programme also endeavors to promote love and unity amongst the participants especially after the post-election violence when community turned against each other and many people lost their lives. 5. The participants will get an opportunity to share about their faith hence get an opportunity to get more teaching and be challenged in their faith hence be better Christians. 6. The participants will grow stronger in their faith and hence become his ambassadors and we also hope that those who do not know the Love of God and his purpose for them in their lives will realize that at the end of the programme and have a craving for him. 7. The participants will be engaged in different sporting activities that will challenge them physically and emotionally hence be able to have a first-hand experience on what it takes to be patient and tolerant in different situations

7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN 7.1 Monitoring: - the process of monitoring will be carried out using two Mechanisms 7.1.2 Feedback session a. Interviewing all the cell groups. b. To evaluate the understanding of the Mission of the Camp c. To evaluate the impact of workshops d. To establish need for bottom up approach for sustainability. e. The receive feedback from the other network partners 7.1.3 Field Monitoring a. This targets monitoring of the facilitators as they carry out the feedback. b. To ascertain the response and impact of the camp. c. To confirm the skills and ability of the Facilitators in specific areas of their assignments. d. To establish the patience and empathy, thereby persuading the youths to respond without fear or intimidation. e. To assist the coordinator with troubleshooting problems that they might encounter in the field. 7.1.4 Data analysis and Report writing a. The analysis involves developing of codebooks for Questionnaire to determined capacity of the social-economic level of the youths. b. The analysis will involve the qualitative data, audio recording to be transcribed first in the language of the discussions and then transcribed and translated from mother tongue, Kiswahili into English. 7.2 Program evaluation: - will be carried out by independent team facilitated by KYIFCD. Evaluation strategies will be - formative and Comprehensive.

1.2.1

Formative Evaluation - Primarily qualitative in nature, the formative evaluation will be conducted through interviews and open-ended questionnaires To determine, a. Youth Awareness of the Mission and Vision of the Camp b. Number of Youths participation and its effect. c. Inter-relation of the cell groups d. Follow-up of Effectiveness and impact of each cell team of each team e. Impact assessment of the workshops and method of training f. Youth Turnover tendencies.

7.2.2 Comprehensive Evaluation - Primarily quantitative in nature, the comprehensive evaluation will begin with the establishment of baseline data at the beginning of the Project (using a random sample of the youth constituent awareness level, involvement level, Shelter, Education level and families major need. Data for the comprehensive evaluation will focus on the Objective: Reinforcing, Equipping and Implementing principles of life, for socialeconomic and environmental transformation. Goals: 1. Holistic Empowerment Youth Camp 2. Training and *Taxidi Camp Facility 3. Empowerment in Wealth Creation 4. Partnership Development.

8. Budget 100 Participants (Rates at current @Ksh 80 a dollar (depreciation being factored)
Your Support in this undertaking is needed. Total cost at a glance $25270 Office Resources and supplies Budget line Personnel
Office Operational Cost

Totals

10 Facilitators Security Stationary Utilities (Electricity, water etc)

$1900 $1200
$3100

The Camp Budget

Note: that the Establishment is a one off cost

Budget line Venue Camping equipment Bed Food and Drinks 100 Youths Mobilization. $1000 Print media. $1000 100 Bibles. $1200 100 Study Materials $2500 100 T shirts $500 100 Sports kit $650 Games Items $650 100 Camping gear $2500 A Medical Kit

$5000

$10000

Medical Emergency Transport Monitoring and Evaluation Post Camp Followup Contingency 10% TOTALS

$250 $1625 $1.000 $2000

$2295 $25270

2 Buses (Hired) Formative and Comprehensive Cell group facilitation

Continuous Progress and Financial reports will be sent to the donors after every six months as per the memorandum of understanding with the donors.

Conclusion The Camps is the right place to uneducated and educate positively the Youth in order to realize transformational change that leads to healthy families and Wealth creator With tailor made bottom Up approach to community youth initiatives towards solving socialeconomic and Health challenges in the developing countries the needed groundbreaking transformation can be realized. The youth must be helped to adopt the global changes for there wellbeing. To luck information and equal opportunities begets poverty and apathy and the net effect of this is lawlessness.

We in KYIFCD will develop servant leaders of our youth to take up a leading role in Godly
community transformation and development. In order to realize the social-economic and environmental change we need to all come together for this to happen in our time. Our Poverty situations can only be blamed on abandoning our natural God given Creative and innovative nature and signing it off to others. Our belief is that the most effective way of addressing the challenges of the life in slums is through involving and mobilizing the young people to take center stage in a meaningful social, economic, and leadership development of their communities